True Beauty and Wipeout: ABC Sets Return of Reality Shows

Parts of the country are still covered in snow but ABC programmers have summer on their minds. They’ve just scheduled the returns of two reality series — Wipeout and True Beauty.

Wipeout, the show that puts contestants through a giant obstacle course in hopes of winning $50,000, is hosted by John Anderson, John Henson, and Jill Wagner. The third season will return on Tuesday, June 22nd. Themed episodes will include Ladies Night,” “Family Edition” and “Wipeout Blind Date.”

True Beauty is returning for its second round of episodes and will once again seek to find the contestant that’s got both inner and outer beauty. Executive produced by Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher, this season is judged by Vanessa Minnillo, Beth Ostrosky Stern, and Carson Kressley (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy).

Which ABC reality show do you prefer?

For this competition, the female contestants are Amy Schmoldt, a 22-year-old bartender from New Brunswick, New Jersey; Erika Othen, a 25-year-old singer/cocktail waitress from Long Island, New York; Liz Parada, a 31-year-old model from Hollywood, Florida; Michelle Mozek, a 21-year-old dancer from Dallas, Texas; and Regina Villano, a 22-year-old teen pageant queen from Tabernacle, New Jersey.

The males are Craig Francyzk, a 29-year-old retail manager from Winnipeg, Canada; David Palmer, a 24-year-old DJ/astrologer from Huntington Beach, California; JD Scott a 26-year-old real estate agent from Los Angeles, California; Michael Allen, a 25-year-old actor/model from Miami, Florida; and Taylor Bills, a 24-year-old former professional athlete from Irvine, California.

The winner will take home a $100,000 cash prize and receive a feature article in People. The second season of True Beauty kicks off on Monday, May 31st.

“Wipeout” was a good show with a decent viewership, but “True Beauty” sucked, and I certainly won’t watch that garbage again. I hope it tanx quickly & is replaced by a rerun of last week’s weather or a test pattern, which would be more interesting.